Climate averages 1991–2020
Kingston weather
in April.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Kingston: daytime highs average 30.3°C and nights cool to about 22.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 36 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 32 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Portmore (10 km away). In April its highs average 29.8°C, 0.5°C cooler than Kingston, with 48 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Jamaica, Kingston ranks 2nd of 4 for the warmest April highs and 1st of 4 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 4 cities is 30.3°C; Kingston is level with that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 30.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 36 mm to 102 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Kingston climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.3°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 26 | 7.5 | 11.211 h |
| February | 28.8°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 21 | 7.0 | 11.512 h |
| March | 29.4°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 33 | 7.8 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 30.3°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 36 | 9.0 | 12.513 h |
| May | 30.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 102 | 14.5 | 13.013 h |
| June | 31.1°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 72 | 11.5 | 13.213 h |
| July | 32.1°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 53 | 9.9 | 13.113 h |
| August | 32.0°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 82 | 13.8 | 12.713 h |
| September | 31.2°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 124 | 18.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 30.0°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 144 | 21.0 | 11.712 h |
| November | 29.0°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 79 | 13.2 | 11.311 h |
| December | 28.4°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 41 | 9.3 | 11.111 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Portmore in AprilJamaica · 10 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.2°C · 48 mm rain
- Spanish Town in AprilJamaica · 17 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.1°C · 48 mm rain
- Montego Bay in AprilJamaica · 130 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.1°C · 93 mm rain
- Santiago de Cuba in AprilCuba · 247 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.5°C · 46 mm rain
- Palma Soriano in AprilCuba · 260 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 21.1°C · 47 mm rain
- Contramaestre in AprilCuba · 262 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 21.2°C · 54 mm rain
- Manzanillo, Cuba in AprilCuba · 263 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 22.5°C · 54 mm rain
- Bayamo in AprilCuba · 265 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 21.2°C · 67 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Kingston) is explained once on the Kingston year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.